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Conslilulion of 

Council of Je\)^ish Women 

and Constitution for 

Senior Sections and for Sections of the 
Council of Jemh Juniors 




HHARy 



As Amended at the Fifth Triennial Corwentiori' 
Cincinnati, December, 1908 



Copies of the Constitutions 
ma^ be had of the National 
Treasurer, Mrs. Adolph 
Kahn, The Ontario Apts., 
Washington, D. C, at 
five cents each, prepaid. 



Constitution of 

Council of Je\)Jish "Women 

and Constitution for 

Senior Sections and for Sections of the 
Council of Jewish Juniors 




As Amended al the Fifth Triennial Convenlion 
Cincinnali, December, 1908 






bi Exchangro 
D. C. Pub. Ub. 



. Council of Je\visn Women 

Affiliated with the Council of Women of the United States 
*"" and with the International Council of Women 



OFFICERS 1908-1911 

PAULINE H. ROSENBERG (MRS. HUGO), President 
Hotel Schenley, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Marion Misch (Mrs. Caesar), Fust Vice-Pi-esident 
Providence, R. I. 

Belle S. Loewenstein (Mrs. Ben), Second Vice-President 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hennie Strouse (Mrs. Eli), Recording Secretary 
Baltimore, Md. 

Hattie Kahn (Mrs. Adolph), Treastirer 

The Ontario Apts., Washington, D. C. 

Janet S. Harris (Mrs. Nathaniel), Aziditor 
Donora, Pa. 

MISS SADIE AMERICAN, Executive Secretary 
448 Central Park West, New York City. 



CONSTITUTION 

OF THE 

Council or Je^vlsn vV^omen 

(Incorporated 1909) 

As amended at the Fifth Triennial Convention held in 

Cincinnati, Ohio, December, 1908. 



PREAMBLE. 

We, Jewish Women, sincerely believing that a 
closer fellowship, a greater unity of thought and 
purpose and a nobler accomplishment will result 
from a widespread organization do therefore band 
ourselves together in a union of Workers to further 
the best and highest interests of humanity in fields 
Religious, Philanthropic and Educational. 



Article I. 
NAME 

This organization shall be called THE COUXCIL 
OF JEWISH WOMEN. 



Article II. 
OBJECT 

The purposes of this organization are: to further 
united efforts in behalf of Judaism by supplying 
means of study; by an organic union to bring about 
closer relations among Jewish women; to furnish a 
medium, for interchange of thought and a means of 
communication and of prosecuting work of eommoii 
interest; to further united efforts in the work of 
social betterment through Religion, Philanthropy and 
Education. 



Article III. 
OFFICERS 

Section 1. The ofldcers of this organization shall 
be: a President, a First and a Second Vice-President, 
an Executive Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a 
Treasurer, an Auditor, and a Board of ten Directors, 
all of whom, excepting the Auditor, together with the 
Chairman of Standing Committees, shall form the 
Executive Committee. 

An Officer, Director or Member of a National Com- 
mittee must be a paid member of the Section of the 
city in which she lives, or if there is none such, of 
a Section in the state, or she must be a Member-at- 
Large of the Council, or a Subscriber. 

Any woman who is a member of a Section in good 
standing or a member-at-large of the Council from a 
city in which there is no Section, or a Subscriber shall 
be eligible to any office of the National Organization. 

The non-continuance of a Section as a member of 
the National Organization shall create a vacancy in 



the offices held by any of its members, except in ac- 
cordance with Art. IIIj Sec. 1. 

Section 2. The seven General Officers and the 
Directors shall be elected by ballot at the Triennial 
Convention. Five Directors shall be elected at each 
Triennial, whose term of office shall be six years. 
Honorary Vice-Presidents may be elected at the 
Triennial Convention. 

A Vice-President for each State, Territory or 
Country may be appointed by the President after 
consultation with the Presidents of Sections where 
any such exist; all such appointments shall be sub- 
ject to the approval of the Executive Committee. 

All Officers, Directors, and Chairmen of Standing 
Committees shall hold their respective offices until 
their successors shall have been elected or appointed, 

COMMITTEES 

Section 3. There shall be ten Standing Committees, 
which shall be appointed by the President: on Re- 
ligion, on Religious Schools, on Philanthropy, on 
Junior Sections, on Reciprocity, on Peace and Arbi- 
tration, on Immigrant Aid, on Education, on Purity 
of the Press, and on Finance. 

Other Committees may be appointed by the Presi- 
dent as occasion demands. 

The President and Executive Secretary shall be 
ex-officio members of all National Committees. 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE 

Section 4. At the Triennial Convention a Nominat- 
ing Committee shall be formed, composed of one 



member from each State, Territory or Country rep- 
reser^-ed in the Council, such member to be chosen 
at the Convention by a majority of the delegates 
present from that State. This Committee shall elect 
its own Chairman, and shall present to the Conven- 
tion a ticket of officers and Directors to be balloted 
for. 

Article IV. 
DUTIES OF OFFICERS 

President 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President 
to preside at all meetings of the Council and of the 
Executive Committee, and to perform such other 
duties as usually pertain to her office. She shall 
appoint all Xational Committees and may appoint 
a Vice-President for State, Territory or Country. 

Vice-President 

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Presi- 
dents at large, in their order, to perform the duties 
of President in her absence. It shall be the duty of 
each Vice-President for a State, Territory or Coun- 
try to appoint a Committee or Committees on Or- 
ganization, of which she shall be Chairman. These 
Committees shall organize Sections wherever possible, 
assist those Sections already formed, and shall send 
to the Executive Secretary of the Council a bi-month- 
ly report of progress and work done. Vice-Presidents 
for State, Territory or Country may attend the 
meetings of the Executive Committee and have all 
the privileges thereof, except that of voting. 

Recording Secretary 

Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Recording 



Secretary to keep the Minutes at the sessions of the 
National Executive Committee and of the Triennial 
Convention, and to read them at the following meet- 
ings; to make from her Minutes an Order of Busi- 
ness for the use of the President, and to keep all 
documents sent to her. She shall prepare a written 
report to be presented at the Triennial Convention. 

Executive Secretary 

Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Executive 
Secretary to conduct all correspondence of the Coun- 
cil, to attend to all notices and printing, and to per- 
form such other duties as usually pertain to this 
office. She shall prepare a written report to be pre- 
sented at the annual meeting of the .National Execu- 
tive Committee and at the Triennial Convention. 
She shall be Editor in Chief of the Bulletin, the 
official organ of the Council. 

The Executive Secretary shall receive a salary to 
be fixed by the Executive Committee. 

Treasurer 

Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
to collect and receive the dues from the several Sec- 
tions and the annual subscriptions from Patrons and 
all other moneys due or coming to the Council. She 
shall be the custodian of the funds of the Council, out 
of which she shall pay only upon the order of the 
President and Executive Secretary. She shall fur- 
nish a bond in such sum as the Executive Committee 
shall determine. She shall take and file vouchers for 
all disbursements of moneys and shall keep an ac- 
count of all receipts, remittances and expenditures. 
She shall make annually, in writing, a report to the 
Executive Committee, to be sent in duplicate to the 
President and Executive Secretary, and shall pre- 



pare, in writing, a full report of the finances of the 
Council, which she shall present at the Triennial 
Convention, all of which shall embody an itemized 
statement of dues from each Section and of receipts 
from other sources, and an itemized account of ex- 
penditures. She shall make a similar accounting at 
any time on request of the President. 

She shall present her books for inspection to the 
Auditor at the close of the fiscal year. 

Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to 
audit the accounts of the Treasurer annually, at the 
close of the fiscal year, and to report to the meeting 
of the National Executive Committee and to the 
Triennial Convention. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Section 7. The Executive Committee shall have 
entire charge of the afl'airs of the Council, and shall 
have power to enforce the Constitution. It shall 
fill all vacancies that may occur in its own body dur- 
ing a Triennial Period. 

The Executive Committee shall hold an Annual 
Meeting at such time and place as it shall decide. 
In case of the absence of the Recording Secretary it 
shall elect a Recording Secretary pro tem. A re- 
port of the result of its deliberations at its annual 
meeting shall be sent to all officers and Sections of 
the Council throvigh the Executive Secretary. 

BULLETIN 

It may issue a Bulletin as the official organ of 
the Council, quarterly or oftener, as it may deter- 
mine, which shall be sent to every member of the 
Council free of charge. The Executive Secretary 
shall be the Editor in Chief of the Bulletin. 

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Article V. 

DUTIES OF COMMITTEES 

Religion 

Section 1. The Committee on Religion shall con- 
sist of five (5) members, the Chairman of which 
shall be ex-officio a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee. It shall be the duty of this Committee, with- 
in two months after its appointment, to prepare and 
submit for approval, in duplicate, to the President 
and Executive Secretary, a plan for study of Jewish 
Religion, History and Literature, which shall be 
used by the Sections of the Council. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 



Religious Schools 

Section 2. The Committee on Religious Schools 
shall consist of five (5) members, the Chairman of 
which shall be ex-officio a member of the Executive 
Committee. It shall be the dvity of this Committee 
to make the condition and improvement of Religious 
Schools its special study and work, to seek to pro- 
vide classes and schools for the study of religion for 
all Jewish children not so provided and within two 

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months after its appointment, to prepare and sub- 
mit for approval, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary a plan of study and work which 
shall be used by the Sections of the Council. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Philanthropy 

Section 3. The Committee on Philanthropy shall 
consist of five (5) members, the Chairman of which 
shall be ex-oflftcio a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee. It shall be the duty of this Committee, 
within two months after its appointment to prepare 
and submit for approval, in duplicate, to the Presi- 
dent and Executive Secretary, a plan of study and 
work which shall be used by the Sections of the 
Council. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

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Reciprocity 

Section 4. The Committee on Reciprocity shall 
consist of five (5) members, the Chairman of which 
shall be ex-officio a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee. It shall be the duty of the Committee to 
encourage and arrange for the interchange of visits 
of speakers between the Sections, to maintain a 
bureau where papers and addresses delivered before 
the Sections shall be kept and from which they may 
be secured by the Sections; within two (2) months 
after its appointment it shall prepare and submit for 
approval, in duplicate, to the President and Executive 
Secretary, a list of available papers and slides, to- 
gether with a plan for making its work eflfective. 
This Committee shall pass upon all papers sent to it 
as to their being worthy of a place in the Bureau. 
The Committee shall further be a medium of exchange 
of information between the Sections. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretarj^ before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and b}^ tne Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention, 

Junior Sections 

Section 5. The Committee on Junior Sections shall 
consist of five (5) members, the Chairman of which 
shall be ex-officio a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to 

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organize Junior Sections of boys and girls between 
the ages of fifteen (15) and twenty-five (25) years. 
It shall organize a Reciprocity Bureau for the ex- 
change of papers, etc., among Junior Sections within 
two months after its appointment. It shall prepare 
a plan of study and work for Junior Sections, which 
it shall submit for approval, in duplicate, to the Pres- 
ident and Executive Secretary, and which shall be 
used by the Junior Sections. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and hj the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Peace and Arbitration 

Section 6. The Committee on Peace and Arbitra- 
tion shall consist of five (5) members, the Chairman 
of which shall be ex-oflficio a member of the Execu- 
tive Committee. It shall be the duty of this Com- 
mittee, through the corresponding local committees, 
to arrange an annual meeting at which Peace and 
Arbitration shall be the subject presented; to follow 
so far as possible the plans of the Committees on 
Peace of the National and International Councils of 
Women, and also to co-operate with and report on 
other movements for peace. Within two (2) months 

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after its appointment it shall prepare and submit for 
approval, in duplicate, to the President and Executive 
Secretary a plan of work which shall be used by the 
Sections. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tnry report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Immigrant Aid 

Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Immigrant Aid within two (2) months after its 
appointment to prepare and submit for approval, in 
duplicate, to the President and Executive Secretary a 
plan of work for the protection, aid and education of 
girls and women, and for co-operation between the 
Sections to this end, which shall be used by the Sec- 
tions. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by tne Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

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Education 

Section 8. The Committee on Education shall con- 
sist of five (5) members whose Chairman shall be 
ex-ofiicio a member of the Executive Committee. 
It shall be the duty of this Committee, within two (2) 
months after its appointment, to prepare and submit 
for approval, in duplicate, to the President and Execu- 
tive Secretary, a plan of study and work which shall 
be used by the Sections. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 
v/hich shall embody a report of the work done by 
tlie Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tiiry report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Purity of the Press. 

Section 9. The Committee on Purity of the Press 
shall consist of five (5) members whose Cliairman 
shall be ex-ofiicio a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to 
seek to form a Public Opinion, which shall demand 
the omission of objectionable matter from publica- 
tions; within two (2) months after its appointment, 
it shall prepare and submit, in duplicate, to the Presi- 
dent and Executive Secretary, a plan of work. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
.Executive Secretary before the first day of June, 

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which shall embody a report of the work done by 
the Committees and by the Sections during the year, 
and suggestions for bettering the work for the en- 
suing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Finance. 

Section 10. The Committee on Finance shall con- 
sist of five (5) members, whose Chairman shall be 
ex officio a member of the Executive Committee, It 
shall be the duty of this Committee to secure patrons 
and subscribers to the Council for the purpose of 
securing funds payable into the National Treasury 
sufficient to extend its work. 

The Chairman shall prepare in writing an annual 
report, to be sent, in duplicate, to the President and 
Executive Secretarj'^ before the first day of June, 
which shall embody a report of work done during the 
year, and suggestions for bettering the work for the 
ensuing year or years. She shall prepare a supplemen- 
tary report for the Annual Executive Meeting, and 
a similar report for the Triennial Period to be pre- 
sented to the Triennial Convention. 

Article VI. 

SECTIONS 

Senior Sections 

Section 1. Sections of this organization, to be 

known as the 

SECTION of THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, 



shall be formed in the cities of the United States and 
wherever else possible. They shall have members 
whose due shall be two (2) dollars annually, pay- 
able May 1st in advance, one-half of which shall be 
paid into the National Treasury. Each Section shall 
be governed by the Constitution for Senior Sections, 
and it shall accept and sign, through its President 
and Secretary, the Constitution of The Council of 
Jewish Women, and the Constitution for Senior Sec- 
tions as amended at the last Triennial Convention. 

Junior Sections 

Section 2. Junior Sections, to be known as the 

SECTION of 

THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH JUNIORS, shall be 
formed in the cities of the United States. Each 
Junior Section shall be governed by the Constitu- 
tion for Junior Sections, and it shall accept and sign, 
through its President and Secretary, the Constitu- 
tion of the Council of Jewish Women and for Junior 
Sections, as amended at the last Triennial Conven- 
tion. Junior Sections shall have members whose 
due shall be one (1) dollar annually, payable May 
1st in advance, one-third of which shall be paid into 
the National Treasury. 

Article VII. 

DUTIES OF SENIOR SECTIONS 

Constitution 

Section 1. Each Section shall, through its Presi- 
dent and Secretary, accept and sign the Constitution 
of the Council, and the Constitution for Senior Sec- 
tions adopted at the last Triennial Convention. 

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The Dues 

Section 2. Each Section shall, through its Treas- 
urer, send one-half of its dues collected up to these 
dates on the first day of June, November, January, 
March and April, to the National Treasurer, 

Meetings 

Section 3. Each Section shall hold meetings at 
least once a month, from October to May inclusive, 
and such other meetings as shall be necessary to 
carry out the plans of the Council and Section. 

Reports 

It shall, through its Corresponding Secretary, on 
blanks furnished by the Executive Committee of the 
Council, and by the first day of November, January, 
March, send a report of its progress, work and plans 
and by the first day of May an Annual Report to the 
Executive Secretary of the Council. 

Work 

Section 4. Each Section shall carry into practice 
the plans sent out by the Executive Committee and 
the National Standing and Special Committees. 

Delegates 

Section 5. Each Section shall send to the Triennial 
Conventions of the Council the President and one 
delegate or their alternates. 

Triennial 

Section 6. At the Triennial Conventions of the 
Council each Section shall be entitled to two (2) 
votes, to be cast by the President and delegate, or 
their alternates. 

All members shall have the privileges of propos- 

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ing questions and of participating in all discussions 
at the Triennial Conventions, but not of making mo- 
tions nor of voting. 

Junior Sections 

Section 7. Junior Sections shall conform to the 
above sections of Art. VII, except that at the Tri- 
ennial Convention they shall be entitled to but one 
(1) vote, to be cast by the President or delegate, or 
their alternates, in the election of officers, and two (2) 
votes on matters concerning Junior Sections. 

Article VIII. 
THE DUES 

Section 1. The fiscal year shall be from May 1st 
to April 30th. 

Section 2. The dues for membership in a Section 
shall be two (2) dollars annually payable May 1st 
in advance, one -half of which shall be paid into the 
General Treasury of the Council. Members joining 
after March 1st of the current fiscal year shall be 
credited to the next fiscal year. On the first day of 
June, November, January, March and April, one-half 
of all Senior dues, and one-third of all Junior dues 
collected up to these dates, shall be sent by Local 
Senior and Junior Treasurers respectively to the 
Treasurer of the Council. Out of this money the 
salary of the Executive Secretary shall be paid, and 
the other expenses of the Council. Out of it shall 
also be paid the expenses incurred for and at the 
Triennial Convention and the meetings of the Na- 
tional Executive Committee. 

Section 3. Membership in the Council shall be 
through Membership in the Sections, excepting only 

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in such Cities and Towns in which there is no Sec- 
tion of the Council. Any woman living in a City 
or Town in which there is no Section of the Council 
may become a Member- at -large by paying the dues 
two (2) dollars annually, payable May 1st in ad- 
vance to the National Treasury. 

PATRONS OR SUBSCRIBERS 

Section 4. There shall be a graded system of an- 
nual subscribers to the Council, to be designated as 
follows: Subscriber, $5.00; Patron, $10.00 to $25.00; 
Associate Donor, $25.00 to $50.00; Donor, $50.00 to 
$100.00; Friend, $100.00 or over, who shall be en- 
titled to all privileges of the organization, and at 
conventions to all privileges of delegates except that 
of voting. 

LIFE MEMBERS 

The payment of five hundred (500) dollars shall 
constitute a life membership, which will entitle the 
holder to all privileges of the Council except that of 
voting. 

Article IX. 
MEETINGS 

Section 1. Conventions shall be held triennially 
at such place and time as shall be decided upon by 
the Executive Committee. Other meetings may be 
called for special purposes by the Executive Commit- 
tee. 

Section 2. Each Section of the Council shall send 
to the Triennial Convention the President and one 
delegate, or their alternates. Each Section shall 
be entitled to two (2) votes, to be cast by the dele- 

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gates or alternates. The voting members of the 
Convention shall be: ' the General Officers, viz.: 
President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, Vice- 
Presidents for States, Executive Secretary, Record- 
ing Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, the ten Directors, 
the President and delegate of each Section or their 
alternates, and the Chairmen of National Commit- 
tees, All members of the Council shall have the 
privileges of proposing questions and entering dis- 
cussions at the Conventions, but not of making mo- 
tions nor of voting. 

The Chairmen of Special Committees appointed 
to report at any Triennial Convention shall be mem- 
bers of the Convention, and entitled to introduce 
motions and to vote. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Section 3. The Executive Committee shall hold 
an annual meeting at such time and place as it 
shall determine. Special meetings shall be held at 
the call of the President or of any five members of 
the Executive Committee. 

Seven members of the Executive Committee shall 
constitute a quorum. 

Article X. 

This Constitution may be amended by a majority 
vote of those present at the Triennial Convention 
of the Council. Notification of proposed amend- 
ments shall be sent to each Section at least one 
month prior to the Triennial Convention. 

The meetings of this Association shall be governed 
by Roberts' Rules of Order. 

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CONSTITUTION 

FOR 

SENIOR SECTIONS 

As amended at the Fifth Triennial Convention held in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, December, 1908. 



PREAMBLE. 

We, Jewish Women, sincerely believing that a 
closer fellowship, a gi'eater unity of thought and 
purpose, and a nobler accomplishment will result 
from a widespread organization do therefore band 
ourselves together in a union of Workers to fur- 
ther the best and highest interests of humanity in 
fields Religious, Philanthropic and Educational. 



Article I. 
NAME 

This Association shall be called THE 

SECTION of THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, 

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Article II. 
OBJECTS 

The purposes of this organization are: To fur- 
ther united efforts in behalf of Judaism by supply- 
ing means of study; by an organic union to bring 
about closer relations among Jewish women; to 
furnish a medium for interchange of thought, and a 
means of communication and of prosecuting work ot 
common interest; to further united efforts in the 
work of social betterment through Religion, Philan- 
thropy and Education. 

Article III. 
MEMBERS 

Section 1. Any woman may become a member 
of this Association by sending to the Secretary her 
name and two (2) dollars as annual dues for the 
current fiscal year, one-half of which shall be paid 
into the National Treasury. 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

Section 2. Any man over twenty-one years old 
may become an Associate Member by paying two 
(2) dollars as annual dues for the current fiscal year, 
one-half of which shall be paid into the National 
Treasury. 

Article IV. 
THE DUES 

Section 1. The Fiscal Year shall extend from 
May 1st to April 30th. 

Section 2. The annual dues for Membership and 
for Associate Membership shall be two (2) dollars, 

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payable in advance May 1st of each year, one- 
half of which shall be paid into the National Treas- 
ury. Each new member shall pay to the Treasurer 
two (3) dollars, as his or her dues for the current 
fiscal year, before being recognized as a member. 
Members joining after March 1st shall be credited to 
the next fiscal year. 

Section 3. Any member who shall have failed to 
make two consecutive annual payments shall be con- 
sidered to have withdrawn from the Section. 

Membership Ticket 

A uniform Membership Ticket shall be given in 
each Section as receipt for the dues. These Tickets 
shall be purchased from the National Treasurer. 

Section 4. A member of any Local Section of the 
Council of Jewish Women taking up her residence 
in another city may, upon presentation of her 
membership ticket to the Secretary, become a mem- 
ber of the Section in that city for the current year. 

Article V. 
DUTIES OF SENIOR SECTIONS 
Constitution 

Section 1. Each Section shall, through its Presi- 
dent and Secretary, accept and sign the Constitution 
of the Council and the Constitution for Senior Sec- 
tions adopted at the last Triennial Convention. 

The Dues 

Section 2. Each Section shall, through its Treas- 
urer, send one-half of its dues collected up to, these 
dates, on the first day of June, November, January, 
March and April, to the National Treasurer. 

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Meetings 

Section 3. Each Section shall hold meetings at 
least once a month, from October to May inclusive, 
and such other meetings as shall be necessary to carry 
out the plans of the Council and Section. 

Reports 

It shall, through its Corresponding Secretary, on 
blanks furnished by the Executive Committee of the 
Council, and by the first day of November, January, 
March, send a report of its progress, work and plans, 
and by the first day of May an Annual Report to the 
Executive Secretary of the Council. 

Work 

Section 4. Each Section shall carry into practice 
the plans sent out by the Executive Committee and 
the National Standing and Special Committees. 

Delegates 

Section 5. Each Section shall send to the Trien- 
nial Conventions of the Council the President and 
one delegate or their alternates. 

Triennial 

Section 6. At the Triennial Conventions of the 
Council each Section shall be entitled to two (2) 
votes, to be cast by the President and delegate, or 
their alternates. 

All members shall have the privileges of proposing 
questions and of participating in all discussions at 
the Triennial Conventions, but not of making mo- 
tions nor of voting. 

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Article VI. 



OFFICERS 



Section 1. The officers of each Section shall be: a 
President, a Vice-President or Vice-Presidents, a 
Secretary or Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Auditor and 
a. Board of Directors which shall be composed of as 
many members as the Section itself may determine. 
The officers (except the Auditor) and Board of Di- 
rectors, together with the Chairmen of Committees 
corresponding to National Committees, and of other 
Standing Committees shall constitute the Executive 
Committee. 

Section 2. All officers shall be elected by ballot 
at the Annual Meeting in May. 

COMMITTEES 

Section 3. There shall be nine Standing Com- 
mittees: on Religion, on Religious Schools, on Phil- 
anthropy, on Junior Sections, on Reciprocity, on 
Peace and Arbitration, on Immigrant Aid, on Educa- 
tion and on Purity of the Press, which shall be ap- 
pointed by the President, and whose Chairmen shall 
be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee. 

Such other Committees may be appointed by the 
President as occasion may demand. 

Section 4. A member of a Section holding an of- 
fice in the Council shall by virtue of her office and 
during its duration have a seat in the Board of 
Directors of the Section of the city in which she lives, 
and enjoy all the rights and privileges appertaining 
thereto. 



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Article VII. 
DUTIES OF OFFICERS 

President 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President 
to preside at all meetings, to appoint all committees 
within one month after her election and to perform 
the other duties usually pertaining to the office. She 
shall present a written report to the Annual Meet- 
ing, a duplicate of which shall be sent to the Presi- 
dent of the Council and to the Vice-President for 
the State. 

Vice-President 

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Presi- 
dent or Vice-Presidents in their order to perform 
the duties of the President in her absence. 

Treasurer 

Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
to collect and receive the dues and other moneys of 
and for the Section, and to be the custodian of all 
funds of the Section. She shall furnish a bond in 
such sum as the Executive Committee shall deter- 
mine. She shall send, on the first day of June, 
November, January, March and April, one -half of 
all dues collected up to these dates to the National 
Treasurer with a report and an accounting on blanks 
furnished by the Executive Committee of the Council. 
She shall pay bills only upon the order of the Execu- 
tive Committee. She shall take and file vouchers and 
keep an account of all receipts, remittances and expen- 
ditures, and shall submit a written statement at the 
Annual Meeting, and at any other time on the request 

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of the President or Executive Gommittee. She shall 
present her books for inspection to the Auditor before 
the Annual Meeting. She shall send to the National 
Treasurer a copy of her Annual Report to the Sec- 
tion as audited and accepted by the Section. 

Secretaries 

Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Recording 
Secretary to keep the Minutes of each meeting of 
the Section and of the Executive Committee and to 
read them at the following meeting; to make from 
her Minutes an Order of Business for the use of the 
President and to keep all reports and documents 
sent to her. 

It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary 
to conduct 9,11 correspondence of the Section, send 
out notices of meetings, and attend to press notices 
and printing. She shall send to the Executive Sec- 
retary of the Council and to the Vice-President for 
her State, monthly for the first year after organiza- 
tion, and thereafter by the first day of November, 
January, March and May (Annual Report), on blanks 
furnished by the Executive Committee of the Coun- 
cil, a report, containing a list of new members, an 
accounting of dues paid, and an account of the work 
and condition of the Section. She shall present a 
written report to the Annual Meeting in May, a du- 
plicate of which shall be sent to the Executive Sec- 
retary of the Council and the Vice-President for the 
State. She shall keep a full and correct list of 
members with their correct addresses, such list" to be 
compared at least once a year with the Membership 
list of the Treasurer. 

Where there is only one Secretary she shall per- 
form all the duties herein stated. 

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Section 5. The Auditor shall audit the accounts 
of the Treasurer at the close of the fiscal year, and 
report at the Annual Meeting in JNiay. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Section 6. The Executive Committee shall hold 
a meeting within one week after the first Monday 
in May (Annual Meeting), and monthly thereafter 
with the exception of June, July and August. Spe- 
cial meetings may be held at the call of the Presi- 
dent, or at the written request of three members. 
All vacancies in the Executive Committee shall be 
filled at the next regular meeting of the Section. 
The Executive Committee may determine each year 
the number of members necessary to eonstitute a 
quorum of its own body, and of the Section. It 
shall report action taken at its meetings for ap- 
proval at the next regular meeting of the Section. 

The following shall be the Order of Business at 
the meeting of the Executive Committee: 

1. Roll Call. 

2. Reading Minutes of previous meeting. 

3. Reading of communications. 

4. Report of the Secretary. 

5. Report of the Treasurer. 

6. Reports of Special Committees. 

7. Reports of Standing Committees. 

8. Unfinished Business. 

9. New Business. 

The same Order of Business may be followed at 
the General Meeting, omitting roll call. 

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Article VIII. 
DUTIES OF COMMITTEES 

Section 1. The Committees on Religion, Religious 
Schools, Philanthropy, Reciprocity, Junior Sections, 
Peace, Immigrant Aid, Education, and Purity of the 
Press shall have at least three (3) members each, 
and shall put into practice the plans submitted by 
the like Committees of the Council. 

It shall be the duty of other Committees appoint- 
ed to co-operate with and to carry out the plans of 
their respective National Committees. 

CIRCLES 

Section 2. (a) It shall be the business of the 
Committee on Religion and of the Committee on 
Philanthropy to form "Circles for Reading and 
Study" of such size as is practicable (ten is rec- 
ommended as a good working number). In every 
circle one shall be chosen by the members of the 
Circle as Leader. 

LEADERS 

(b) The Leader, in consultation with the members 
of her Circle, shall arrange the place and time of 
meeting, which shall be at least fortnightly, and 
shall hold all communications with tlie respective 
local Committees. They shall report monthly to the 
local Chairman of their respective Committees work 
done and projected. 



RELIGION 



Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
L Religion to carry out the plans of the National 



Committee on Religion. In addition to the forma- 
tion of Circles it shall submit to the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Section subjects for papers to be pre- 
pared for and read at the general meetings. All 
official correspondence with the Circles shall be held 
with the leaders thereof. The Chairman shall re- 
port monthly for the first year after organization, 
and thereafter by the first day of November, Janu- 
ary, March and May (x\nnual Report), on blanks 
furnished by the Executive Committee of the Coun- 
cil, to the Chairman of the National Committee on 
Religion the nature, amount and success of work 
done, with suggestions for bettering the work for 
the ensuing year or years, and shall send a duplicate 
of the report to the Executive Secretary of the Coun- 
cil. She shall present a written report to the An- 
nual Meeting of the Section. 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS 

Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Religious Schools to study the condition and 
needs of the Religious Schools, to establish classes 
in religion where none exist, to seek to provide all 
Jewish children with instruction in religion, and to 
carry out the plans of the National Committee on 
Religious Schools. They shall also endeavor to have 
members of the Section placed on local Religious 
School Boards. The Chairman shall submit to the 
Executive Committee of the Section subjects for 
papers to be prepared for and read at the General 
Meetings. She shall report monthly for the first 
year after organization, and thereafter by the first 
day of November, January, March and May (Annual 
Report), on blanks furnished by the Executive Com- 

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mittee of the Council, to the Chairman of the Na- 
tional Committee on Religious Schools the nature, 
amount and success of work done, with suggestions 
for bettering the work for the ensuing year or years, 
and shall send a duplicate of the report to the Exec- 
utive Secretary of the Council. She shall present a 
written report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 



PHILANTHROPY 

Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Philanthropy, in addition to the formation of 
circles, to bring about organization of charities, or 
any other needed work in philanthropy, and to carry 
out the plans of the National Committee on Philan- 
thropy. The Chairman shall submit to the Execu- 
tive Committee of the Section subjects for papers to 
be prepared for and read at the General Meetings. 
She shall report monthly for the first year after or- 
ganization, and thereafter by the first day of No- 
vember, January, March and May (Annual Report), 
on blanks furnished by the Executive Committee of 
the Council, to the Chairman of the National Com- 
mittee on Philanthropy, the nature, amount and 
success of work done and suggestions for bettering 
the work for the ensuing year or years, and shall 
send a duplicate of the report to the Executive Sec- 
retary of the Council. She shall present a written 
report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 

RECIPROCITY 

Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Reciprocity to hold all communications with the 

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National Committee on Reciprocity, and to assist in 
making its work as effective as possible. It shall 
pass upon, recommend and send to this Committee 
such papers as it deems desirable for the Reciprocity 
Bureau. The Chairman shall report by the first day 
of November and May (Annual Report), on blanks 
furnished by the Executive Committee of the Coun- 
cil, to the Chairman of the National Committee on 
Reciprocity, the nature, amount and success of work 
done, with suggestions for bettering the work for the 
ensuing year or years; and shall send a duplicate of 
the report to the Executive Secretary of the Council. 
She shall present a written report to the Annual 
Meeting of the Section. 

JUNIOR SECTIONS 

Section 8. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Junior Sections to carry out the plans of the 
National Committee on Junior Sections. The Chair- 
man shall report monthly for the first year after or- 
ganization, and thereafter by the first day of No- 
vember, January, March and May (Annual Report), 
on blanks furnished by the Executive Committee of 
the Council, to the Chairman of the National Com- 
mittee on Junior Sections, the nature, amount and 
success of the work done, with suggestions for bet- 
tering the work for the ensuing year or years; and 
shall send a duplicate of the report to the Executive 
Secretary of the Council. She shall present a writ- 
ten report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 

PEACE AND ARBITRATION 

Section 9. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Peace and Arbitration to carry out the plans of 

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the National Committee on Peace and Arbitration. 
The Chairman shall present a written report at the 
Annual Meeting, giving the nature, amount and suc- 
cess of work done, with suggestions for bettering the 
work during the ensuing year or years, the number 
of meetings held, and shall send duplicates of the 
report to the National Chairman on Peace and Arbi- 
tration and to the Executive Secretary by May 1st. 

IMMIGRANT AID 

Section 10. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Immigrant Aid to carry out the plans of' the Na- 
tional Committee on Immigrant Aid. 

The Chairman shall report monthly for the first 
year after organization, and thereafter by the first 
day of November, January, March and May (Annual 
Report), on blanks furnished by the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Council, to the Chairman of the National 
Committee on Immigrant Aid the nature, amount and 
success of work done, with suggestions for bettering 
the work for the ensuing year or years, and shall 
send a duplicate of the report to the Executive Sec- 
retary of the Council. She sliall present a written 
report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 

EDUCATION 

Section 11. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Education to carry out the plans of the National 
Committee on Education. 

The Chairman shall report monthly for the first 
year after organization, and thereafter by the first 
day of November, January, March and May (Annual 
Report), on blanks furnished by the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Council, to the Chairman of the Na- 

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tional Committee on Education the nature, amount 
and success of work done, with suggestions for bet- 
tering the work for the ensuing year or years, and 
shall send a duplicate of the report to the Executive 
Secretary of the Council. She shall present a written 
report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 

PURITY OF THE PRESS 

Section 12. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Purity of the Press to carry out the plans of the 
National Committee on Purity of the Press. 

The Chairman shall report monthly for the first 
year after organization, and thereafter by the first 
day of November, January, March and May (Annual 
Report), on blanks furnished by the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Council, to the Chairman of the Na- 
tional Committee on Purity of the Press the nature, 
amount and success of work done, with suggestions 
for bettering the work for the ensuing year or years, 
and shall send a duplicate of the report to the Execu- 
tive Secretary of the Council. She shall present a 
written report to the Annual Meeting of the Section. 

Article IX. 
MEETINGS 

Section 1. General meetings shall be held once a 
month, from October to May inclusive, at such time 
and place as the Executive Committee shall deter- 
mine; at least once in three months a meeting shall 
be held at such time as shall suit the convenience of 
those occupied during the day. Such other meetings 
shall be held as are necessary for carrying out the 
work outlined by the Executive Committee and the 
National, .Standing and Special Committees of the 
Council. 

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Section 2. Special meetings shall be held on the 
call of the President, or upon the written request of 
ten members. 

Section 3. The Annual Meeting shall be held the 
first Monday in May, at such time and place as the 
Executive Committee shall determine. 

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 

Section 4. At the General Meeting in March the 
President shall appoint a Committee on Nominations, 
which shall consist of not less than three (3) mem- 
bers, one of whom shall be a member of the Execu- 
tive Committee. Nominations shall be made from 
the floor and from among the names submitted, and 
other names, the Nominating Committee of the Sec- 
tion may make a ticket or tickets. This Committee 
shall report at the April meeting, and not later than 
three weeks prior to the Annual Meeting, shall send 
to the Secretary, in writing, the ticket or tickets, or 
a complete list of candidates for the offices of Presi- 
dent, Vice-President, Treasurer, Corresponding Sec- 
retary, Recording Secretary, Auditor, and Directors 
whose terms expire. The Secretary shall cause the 
names submitted by the Nominating Committee to 
be printed in full, with an announcement of the 
coming election, upon the notices for the annual 
meeting in May. 

Section 5. The following Order of Business may 
be used for Annual Meetings: 

1. Reading of Minutes of Annual Meeting and of 
last General Meeting. 

2. Unfinished business. 

3. Communications and other new business. 

4. Report of the President. 

5. Report of the Secretary. 

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6. Report of the Treasurer. 

7. Reports of Standing Committees. 

8. Reports of Special Committees. 

9. Election of officers. 

Article X. 
ADDITIONS 

Additions may be made to this Constitution ac- 
cording to the needs of the Section, provided they do 
not conflict with its provisions, and subject to the 
approval of the President and Executive Secretary 
of the Council. 

Such additions or amendments may be made at a 
general or special meeting by a two -thirds vote of 
the members present, provided notification of the 
proposed amendments shall have been given at the 
meeting immediately preceding, and shall have been 
sent to each member at least three days before action 
is to be taken. 

The meetings of this Association shall be governed 
by Roberts' Rules of Order. 



STANDING RULE. 

When any Section undertakes any work in which 
it desires to interest the other Sections, it may send 
a statement to the Executive Secretary of the Coun- 
cil, whose duty it shall be to communicate the matter 
to all Sections of the Council through their respec- 
tive Presidents. 



RECOMMENDATIONS. 

That each Section print a year book contain- 

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ing the program and plans of work of the current 
year and a report of the work of the past year. 

2. That there shall be a Program Committee 
composed of the Chairmen of all standing commit- 
tees, or others, who shall prepare, by September 1st, 
a complete progi-am for the year, which shall be 
printed in the j^ear book. 

3. That there be a Membership Committee, whose 
duty it shall be to increase the membership of the 
Section. 

4. That there be a Finance Committee, whose 
duty it shall be to obtain voluntary contributions, 
OT, by devising any other proper means, to secure 
support necessary for the various philanthropies of 
the Section. 

5. That a "Philanthropy Fund" be established, to 
which the members shall be asked to make voluntary 
annual contributions of a definite sum, to be used 
for such needs as may arise. 

6. That Directors shall be divided into three 
classes. 

The Directors of Class One to hold office for one 
year; those of Class Two to hold office for two years; 
those of Class Three, for three years. Each year 
thereafter, one-third of the Directors shall be elected 
for three years. 

7. That there be a Social Committee which shall 
receive and introduce guests and new members, and 
perform such other duties as may arise. 

8. That no member be eligible for the same office 
for more than two consecutive terms. 

9. That the Australian ballot shall be the form 
followed in elections. 

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CONSTITUTION 

FOR THE 

SECTIONS 

OF THE 

Council OT Je\?v^isn Juniors 

Amended at the Fifth Triennial Convention, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, December, 1908. 



PREAMBLE. 



Sincerely believing that a closer fellowship, a 
greater unity of thought and purpose and a nobler 
accomplishment will result from a widespread organ- 
ization, we do therefore band ourselves together in 
a union of Workers to further the best and highest 
interests of humanity in fields Religious, Philan- 
thropic and Educational. 



Article I. 
NAME 

This organization shall be called the 

SECTION 

of THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH JUNIORS. 

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Article II. 
OBJECTS 

"The purpose of this organization is to form an 
organic union of Jewish Juniors; to bring about a 
closer fellowship and a greater unity of thought and 
purpose and to further the highest interests of Juda- 
ism in fields religious, philanthropic and educational." 

Article III. 
MEMBERSHIP 

Section 1. Any person between the ages of fifteen 
(15) and twenty-five (25) years may become a mem- 
ber by sending to the Secretary his or her name 
and one dollar as dues for the current fiscal year, 
and may remain a member until twenty -five (25) 
years of age if unmarried. 

Article IV. 
DUES 

Section 1. The fiscal year shall be from May 1 
to April 30th. 

Section 2. The annual dues for membership shall 
be one dollar, payable May 1st in advance, one- 
third of which shall be paid into the National Treas- 
ury. Each new member shall pay to the Treasurer 
one dollar as dues for the current fiscal year, before 
being recognized as a member. Members entering 
after March 1st shall be credited to the next fiscal 
year. 

Section 3. Any member in arrears at the Annual 
Meeting shall not be eligible for office, nor have a 
vote. No one entering later than March shall be 
entitled to vote at the annual election. 
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MEMBERSHIP TICKET 

Section 4. A uniform membership ticket shall be 
given in each Section as receipt for the dues. This 
ticket shall be procured from the National Treasurer 
of the Council. A member of any Junior Section re- 
moving to another city, may, upon presentation of 
his or her membership ticket to the Secretary, be- 
come a member of the Junior Section in that city 
for the current year. 

Article V. 
DUTIES OF JUNIOR SECTIONS 

Constitution 

Section 1, Each Junior Section shall, through its 
President and Secretary, accept and sign the Con- 
stitution of the Council and the Constitution for 
Junior Sections as amended at the last Triennial. 

A Junior Section shall not undertake independ- 
ently any work already initiated by the Senior Sec- 
tion. It shall in all cases of correspondence or co- 
operation use the name "Junior Section." It shall 
undertake no work in connection with a civic move- 
ment without first having obtained the endorsement 
of the Senior Section. 

Dues 

Section 2. Each Junior Section shall send on the 
first day of June, November, January, March and 
April, one-third of its dues collected up to these dates 
to the National Treasury. 

Meetings 

Section 3. Each Junior Section shall hold meet- 

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ings at least once a month, from October to May in- 
clusive, and such other meetings as shall be necessary 
to carry out the plans of the National Committee on 
Junior Sections and the Executive Committee of the 
Council. 

Delegates 

Section 4. Each Junior Section shall send to the 
Triennial Conventions of the Council the President 
and one delegate, or their alternates. 

Triennial 

Section 5. At the Triennial Conventions of the 
Council each Junior Section shall be entitled to one 
vote in the election of National Officers, and to two 
votes on all questions pertaining to Junior Sections, 
such votes to be cast by the delegates or their al- 
ternates. 

Members shall have the privileges of proposing 
questions and of participating in discussions at the 
Triennial Conventions, but not of making motions 
nor of voting. 

Article VI. 
OFFICERS 

Section 1. The officers of each Section shall be: a 
President, a Vice-President or Vice-Presidents, a Sec- 
retary or Secretaries, a Treasurer, an Auditor, and a 
Board of Directors composed of as many members as 
the Section itself may deem necessary. 

Section 2. The officers (except the Auditor), the 
Directors, the Chairmen of Standing Committees and 
the .Chairman and two other members of the Senior 
Committee on Junior Sections shall form the Execu- 
tive Committee. 

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Section 3. All officers shall be elected by ballot 
at the Annual Meeting in May. 

Section 4. Any member who shall have failed to 
make two consecutive annual payments shall be 
considered to have withdrawn from the Section. 

Section 5. Any member of a Junior Section hold- 
ing an office in the Council shall, by virtue of that 
office and during its duration, have a seat in the 
Board of Directors of the Junior Section of the city 
in which he or she lives, and enjoy all the rights 
and privileges appertaining thereto. He or she shall 
have a seat in the Board of the Senior Section, but 
not the privilege of voting nor of making motions. 

Article VII. 
DUTIES OF OFFICERS 

President 

Section 1. It shall be the duty of the President to 
preside at all meetings, to appoint within one month 
after the election, subject to the approval of the 
Executive Committee, the Standing Committees and 
such other committees as may be necessary to carry 
out the plans of and for the Junior Section. He or 
she shall perform the other duties usually pertain- 
ing to the office. He or she shall present a report 
to the Annual Meeting, a duplicate of which shall 
be sent to the Chairman on Junior Sections and to 
the Executive Secretary of the Council. 

Vice-President 

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Vice-Presi- 
dent or Vice-Presidents, in their order, to perform 
ttie duties of the President in his or her absence. 

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Secretaries 

Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Recording 
Secretary to keep the Minutes of each meeting of 
the Section and of the Executive Committee; to read 
them at the following meeting; to make from the 
Minutes an Order of Business for the use of the 
President; to keep all reports and documents sent 
to her. 

It shall be the duty of the Corresponding Secretary 
to conduct all correspondence of the Section, send 
out notices of meetings, and attend to press notices 
and printing. He or she shall send to the National 
Chairman on Junior Sections and to the Executive 
Secretary monthly for the first year after organiza- 
tion, and thereafter on the first day of November, 
January, March and May (Annual Report), on blanks 
furnished by the Executive Committee of the Council, 
a report containing a list of new members, an ac- 
counting of dues paid, and an account of the work, 
condition and plans of the Section. He or she shall 
present a written report to be presented to the Annual 
Meeting in May, a duplicate of which shall be sent 
to the National Chairman on Junior Sections and to 
the Executive Secretary of the Council. 

Where there is only one Secretary, he or she shall 
perform all the duties herein stated. 

Treasurer 

Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
to collect and receive the dues and other moneys of 
and for the Section, and to be the custodian of all 
funds of the Section. He or she shall send on the 
first day of June, November, January, March and 
April, to the National Treasurer one-third of all dues 

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collected up to these dates, with a report and an ac- 
counting on blanks furnished by the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Council; shall pay bills only on the 
order of the Executive Committee; shall take and file 
vouchers, keep an account of all receipts, remittances 
and expenditures, and shall submit a written state- 
ment at the Annual Meeting, and at any other time 
on request of the President or Executive Committee, 
and shall present the books for inspection to the 
Auditor. 

Section 5. The Auditor shall audit the accounts of 
the Treasurer, and report at the Annual Meeting in 
May. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Section 6. The Executive Committee shall hold 
meetings at least once a month, from September to 
May inclusive. A meeting shall be held within one 
week after the annual election. 

Special meetings may be held at the call of the 
President, or upon the written request of two mem« 
bers. 

All vacancies in the Executive Committee shall 
be filled at the next regular meeting of the Junior 
Section. 

The Executive Committee shall determine each 
year the number of members necessary to constitute 
a quorum of its own body, and of the Junior Sec- 
tion. It shall report action taken at its meetings 
for approval at the next regular meeting of the Sec- 
tion. 

Article VIII. 

COMMITTEES 

Section 1. There shall be a Committee on Religion, 
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on Philanthropy, on Reciprocity, and on Peace and 
Arbitration, of not less than three members each. 

DUTIES OF COMMITTEES 

Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Committees 
on Religion and Philanthropy and on Peace, in con- 
sultation with the Chairman of the Senior Commit- 
tee on Junior Sections, to arrange for the work of 
the Section in their respective subjects. 

Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Reciprocity to arrange for the interchange of 
papers, speakers, and for whatever may tend to 
mutual benefit between Sections. 

Article IX. 
MEETINGS 

Section 1, General Meetings shall be held at least 
once a month, from October to May inclusive, at such 
time and place as the Executive Committee shall de- 
termine. Such other meetings shall be held as are 
necessary to carry out the plans of the National Com- 
mittee on Junior Sections, and of the Executive Com- 
mittee. 

Section 2. Special Meetings shall be held on the 
call of the President, or upon the written request of 
ten members. 

Section 3. The Annual Meeting shall be held the 
first week in May, at such time and place as the 
Executive Committee shall determine. 

COMMITTEE ON MEETINGS 

Section 4. At the General Meeting in March the 
President shall appoint a Committee on Nominations, 

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which shall consist of not less than three members, 
one of whom shall be a member of the Executive 
Committee. Nominations shall be made from the 
floor and from among the names submitted and 
other names, the Nominating Committee of the Sec- 
tion may make a ticket or tickets. This committee 
shall report at the April meeting, and not later than 
three weeks prior to the Annual Meeting shall send 
to the Secretary, in writing, the ticket or tickets, 
or a complete list of candidates for the offices of 
President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Correspondmg 
Secretary, Recording Secretary, Auditor, and Directors 
whose terms expire. The Secretary shall cause the 
names sent him or her to be printed in full, with the 
announcement of the coming election, upon the no- 
tices for the Annual Meeting in May. 

Section 5. The following Order of Business may 
be used for Annual Meetings: 

1. Reading of Minutes of last General Meeting. 

2. Reading of Minutes of last Annual Meeting. 

3. Report of the President. 

4. Report of the Secretary. 
r>. Report of the Treasurer. 

6. Reports of Standing Committees. 

7. Reports of Special Committees. 

8. Unfinished business. 

9. Communications and other new business. 

10. Collection of dvies. 

11. Election of Officers, 

Article X. 
ADDITIONS 

Additions may be made to this Constitution ac- 
cording to the needs of the Section, provided they 

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do not conflict with its provisions, and subject to the 
approval of the Chairman on Junior Sections, and 
the President and Executive Secretary of the Coun- 
cil. Such additions or amendments may be made at 
a General, Special or Annual Meeting, provided no- 
tification of the proposed amendments has been given 
at the meeting immediately preceding or shall have 
been sent to each member at least three days be- 
fore action is to be taken. 

The meetings shall be governed by Roberts' Rules 
of Order. 



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